Birds of Manby
What has actually been seen around Manby: 149 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 149 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,704 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Manby
149 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Manby (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 9,704 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Manby is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. A hawk that hunts feeder birds is among them, so set feeders 2–3 metres from shrubs: close enough for cover, far enough that a cat can't ambush from it.
Records peak in January and are lowest in November — about 5.6 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and winter visitors), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.
Legbourne, 4 km to the south-west, has more species on record (155 against 149).
Daylight runs from 17 h 1 min at midsummer to 7 h 30 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Manby
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 280 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 269 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 268 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 266 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 262 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 261 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 258 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 248 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 243 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 230 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 228 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 226 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 207 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 206 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 200 |
| 16 | Common GullLarus canus | 191 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 191 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 189 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 170 |
| 20 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 166 |
Records by month
What to put out in Manby
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Lincolnshire
What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for UK gardens. One email a month at most.
Nearby places
Frequently asked
What birds visit gardens in Manby?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Manby are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 9,704 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Manby?
149 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Manby?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.